''Manic Moonlight'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band

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, released in 2001 via

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. The album was notable for its inclusion of electronic loops.

Critical reception

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called the album "the most confidently organic and groove-based record of he band'scareer." ''

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'' wrote that "all the requisite solid performances, chunky grooves, flashy guitar work and beautifully realised vocal harmonies are here, but they're too often obscured by muddy compositions and an apparent desire to get modern with the use of samples, record scratching and loop beats." In an article about Greg Prato's oral history of the band, ''

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'' called the album "underrated."

Track listing

The Japanese release has two bonus tracks:

"Vegetable" (long version) - 7:36
"Believe" (long version) - 6:26

Personnel

Doug Pinnick Douglas Theodore Pinnick (born September 3, 1950), sometimes stylized as dUg Pinnick or simply dUg, is an American musician best known as the bass guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and songwriter for the hard rock and progressive metal band King's X. ...

– bass, vocals *

Ty Tabor Ty Tabor ( ; born September 17, 1961) is an American musician. He is the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the hard rock band King's X. Tabor has a wide-ranging guitar style, from big guitar riffs to middling melodic passages ...

– guitar, vocals *

Jerry Gaskill Jerry Wayne Gaskill (born December 27, 1957) is an American rock musician who is the drummer for King's X. Biography Gaskill has been interested in making music and playing drums for as long as he can remember. His father bought him his firs ...

– drums, vocals

Liner notes

* Produced and mixed by

* All songs written by King's X * Recorded between February and May 2001 at Alien Beans Studios * Engineered and mastered by Ty Tabor at Alien Beans Studios * Graphics by Brian J Ames * Cover art by Ty Tabor

Charts

References

External links

Official band website
{{Authority control 2001 albums King's X albums Metal Blade Records albums